Rhapsody in August
movie
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
Released May 25, 1991
Genres:
Overview
The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer. She learns of a long-lost brother, Suzujiro, living in Hawaii who wants her to visit him before he dies.
Cast
Sachiko Murase
as
Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
as
Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
as
Tami
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Mieko Suzuki
as
Minako
Mitsunori Isaki
as
Shinjiro
Hisashi Igawa
as
Tadao
Toshie Negishi
as
Kane's daughter
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
as
Noboru
Narumi Kayashima
as
Machino
Richard Gere
as
Clark (Kane's Nephew)
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Matsue Ono
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Kappei Matsumoto
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
as
Director
Akira Kurosawa
as
Editor
Yoshirō Muraki
as
Production Design
Kazu Hiro
as
Special Effects Makeup Artist
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Shôji Ueda
as
Director of Photography
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Vittorio Dalle Ore
as
Assistant Director
Takashi Koizumi
as
Assistant Director
Ishirō Honda
as
Assistant Director
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Ichirô Minawa
as
Sound Effects Editor
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Toru Okuyama
as
Executive Producer
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Tsuyoshi Sugino
as
Assistant Director
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Yumiko Fujii
as
Hairstylist